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boodle fight

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables
boodle -fight
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large communal meal where food is placed directly on top of banana leaves across a long table where diners typically eat standing with their hands or plastic gloves, usually without cutlery.

Etymology

From boodle (“candy and snacks”, U.S. Military West Point Academy slang) + fight, initially adopted from the U.S. Military Academy by the Philippine Military Academy, which spread across the AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines) before spreading to the populace.

Inflected Forms

boodle fights (plural)

Questions

What does boodle fight mean?
A large communal meal where food is placed directly on top of banana leaves across a long table where diners typically eat standing with their hands or plastic gloves, usually without cutlery.
Where does boodle fight come from?
From boodle (“candy and snacks”, U.S. Military West Point Academy slang) + fight, initially adopted from the U.S. Military Academy by the Philippine Military Academy, which spread across the AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines) before spreading to the populace.

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